Do you have a general Contact Detail table?

Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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<introEmbed body={<> It is common to have a Contact Detail table to store your contact information such as phone numbers. Below is an example of a Contact Detail table and its related tables. This is bad because the PartyPhone table is too specific for a phone number and you have to add a new table to save an email or other contact information if this is needed in the future. </>} />
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❌ Figure: Bad Example - A too specific Contact Detail table

We normally have a general Contact Detail table that includes all the different categories of phone numbers, whether it is shared or primary plus emails all in the same table.

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✅ Figure: Good Example - A general Contact Detail table

We use a Contact Detail Category table to store these categories.

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✅ Figure: Good Example - Details of Contact Detail Category table

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Adam Cogan
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